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206806 | Observer | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Observer | Observer
Principle"
- "The Observer", a track from The Flaming Lips' 1999 album "The Soft Bulletin"
- The Observers, alternative name for reggae session band Soul Syndicate when working with Winston Holness (a.k.a. Niney the Observer).
# Physics.
- Observer (physics)
- Observer (special relativity)
- Observer (ge... | 28,900 |
206806 | Observer | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Observer | Observer
enemy aircraft.
- Observer, a non-participating officer, or umpire, tasked with observing the actions of soldiers during a field training or military exercise
# Publications.
- "Observer" (online newspaper), previously published as "New York Observer" from 1987 to 2016.
- "The Observer", a UK Sunday newspa... | 28,901 |
206806 | Observer | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Observer | Observer
rk Observer" from 1987 to 2016.
- "The Observer", a UK Sunday newspaper
- "The Texas Observer", a political magazine
- "Sunday Observer" (Sri Lanka), a weekly newspaper
- "Observer" (APS), a member magazine of Association for Psychological Science
- "The Observer" (disambiguation), any of various periodic... | 28,902 |
206780 | USS Boston (CA-69) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Boston%20(CA-69) | USS Boston (CA-69)
USS Boston (CA-69)
USS "Boston" (CA-69/CAG-1), a heavy cruiser and later a guided missile cruiser, was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the U.S. city of Boston, Massachusetts. "Boston" was launched 26 August 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Company's, Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Ma... | 28,903 |
206780 | USS Boston (CA-69) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Boston%20(CA-69) | USS Boston (CA-69)
of Kwajalein, Majuro, and of Eniwetok (31 January – 28 February 1944).
"Boston" also supported the assaults on the Palaus and Western Carolines between 30 March and 1 April, and operations at Hollandia (currently known as Jayapura) and Western New Guinea on 21 – 24 April. The ship participated in th... | 28,904 |
206780 | USS Boston (CA-69) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Boston%20(CA-69) | USS Boston (CA-69)
returned to the Marianas, to support the invasion of Guam on 12 July, until the successful completion of the campaign on 15 August. She also took part in the raids on Palau-Yap-Ulithi between 25 and 27 July, as well as the landings on Morotai on 15 September, and the seizure of the southern Palaus be... | 28,905 |
206780 | USS Boston (CA-69) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Boston%20(CA-69) | USS Boston (CA-69)
Battle of Leyte Gulf on 24 October, as well as the Formosa raids in January, on 3–4, 9, 15, and 21 January 1945. Further raids on Luzon took place on 6–7 January, with raids on the Chinese mainland on 12 and 16 January. The carrier task force launched a raid on Nansei Shoto on 22 January, and Honshū ... | 28,906 |
206780 | USS Boston (CA-69) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Boston%20(CA-69) | USS Boston (CA-69)
Following the Japanese surrender, "Boston" remained in the Far East on occupation duty until 28 February 1946. She then returned to the United States and was placed out of commission in reserve at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 12 March 1946.
## Recommissioned as guided missile cruiser.
"Boston" (al... | 28,907 |
206780 | USS Boston (CA-69) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Boston%20(CA-69) | USS Boston (CA-69)
New Jersey. During conversion her aft 8 inch turret was replaced with anti-aircraft missile launchers and she was otherwise modernized. Boston was recommissioned 1 November 1955 as the lead ship of her class and operated along the east coast and in the Caribbean conducting missile evaluations and par... | 28,908 |
206780 | USS Boston (CA-69) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Boston%20(CA-69) | USS Boston (CA-69)
she frequently operated in the Mediterranean, often in the role of flagship, as well as taking part in exercises off Northern Europe, in the Caribbean and off the U.S. East Coast. "Boston" served as flagship for the recovery effort of the Palomares Incident from February through April 1966.
## Vietn... | 28,909 |
206780 | USS Boston (CA-69) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Boston%20(CA-69) | USS Boston (CA-69)
on the East Coast, the cruiser made two more deployments to the Western Pacific, in April–October 1968 and May–November 1969, the only 6th Fleet cruiser to make 3 tours to the combat zone. In May 1968, "Boston" was reclassified from "Guided-Missile Heavy Cruiser" to "Heavy Cruiser, Attack", reverting... | 28,910 |
206780 | USS Boston (CA-69) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Boston%20(CA-69) | USS Boston (CA-69)
guided missile destroyer , "Boston" was accidentally attacked by USAF jet aircraft from the 366th TFW. Two Australian sailors were killed, and minor damage occurred to both warships. The ships were in the vicinity of Swift Boats PCF-12 & 19, which had come under attack by North Vietnamese helicopters... | 28,911 |
206780 | USS Boston (CA-69) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Boston%20(CA-69) | USS Boston (CA-69)
"Boston" (and sister ship ) for further service. Her Terrier missile system would have been upgraded to Standard Missile-ER with new radars and equipment needed to operate the modern missiles. Her gunnery systems would also have been refurbished. In addition, her hull and electronics would have been ... | 28,912 |
206780 | USS Boston (CA-69) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Boston%20(CA-69) | USS Boston (CA-69)
proposed and "Boston" began the inactivation process soon after finishing her final Vietnam cruise. Decommissioned at the Boston Navy Yard's South Boston Naval Annex in South Boston, Massachusetts, on 5 May 1970, she was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in January 1973 (one source says 1974) a... | 28,913 |
206780 | USS Boston (CA-69) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Boston%20(CA-69) | USS Boston (CA-69)
received 10 battle stars for her World War II service and 5 more during the Vietnam War.
She also received the Navy Unit Commendation for her naval gunfire support during the Battle of Đông Hà, May 1968.
"Boston" was also honored with the Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation- Gallantry for... | 28,914 |
206780 | USS Boston (CA-69) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Boston%20(CA-69) | USS Boston (CA-69)
eived 10 battle stars for her World War II service and 5 more during the Vietnam War.
She also received the Navy Unit Commendation for her naval gunfire support during the Battle of Đông Hà, May 1968.
"Boston" was also honored with the Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation- Gallantry for na... | 28,915 |
206824 | Swimmer (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Swimmer%20(disambiguation) | Swimmer (disambiguation)
Swimmer (disambiguation)
Swimmer most commonly refers to a participant in:
- Swimming (sport) competition
- Swimming
Swimmer or swimmers may also refer to:
# Arts and entertainment.
- "Swimmer" (ballet), a ballet by Yuri Possokhov based on the short story by John Cheever
- "Swimmer" (vid... | 28,916 |
206824 | Swimmer (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Swimmer%20(disambiguation) | Swimmer (disambiguation)
The Swimmers, a four-piece rock band from Philadelphia
- SWMRS, an American punk band
- "Swimmers", a 2005 song by Broken Social Scene from "Broken Social Scene"
- "The Swimmer", a song by Sleater-Kinney from "All Hands on the Bad One" (2000)
- "The Swimmer", a song by Jarrod Alonge from "B... | 28,917 |
206824 | Swimmer (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Swimmer%20(disambiguation) | Swimmer (disambiguation)
", a song by Sleater-Kinney from "All Hands on the Bad One" (2000)
- "The Swimmer", a song by Jarrod Alonge from "Beating a Dead Horse"
## Sport.
- Competitors in the underwater sport of Finswimming are called "swimmers" - refer Finswimming#Competitors
# People.
- Amanda Swimmer (1921–2018... | 28,918 |
206826 | The Lysistrata Project | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Lysistrata%20Project | The Lysistrata Project
The Lysistrata Project
The Lysistrata Project may refer to:
- The "Lysistrata" Project (protest), a 2003 peace protest in reaction to the Iraq disarmament crisis
- The Lysistrata Project (radio drama), a contemporary adaptation of Aristophanes's play
# See also.
- "Lysistrata", the play by A... | 28,919 |
206779 | USS Boston (1884) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Boston%20(1884) | USS Boston (1884)
USS Boston (1884)
The fifth USS "Boston" was a protected cruiser and one of the first steel warships of the "New Navy" of the 1880s. In some references she is combined with as the "Atlanta" class, in others as the "Boston" class.
"Boston" was laid down on 15 November 1883 by John Roach & Sons, Chest... | 28,920 |
206779 | USS Boston (1884) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Boston%20(1884) | USS Boston (1884)
William C. Whitney initially refused to accept "Dolphin", claiming her design was defective, the Roach yard went bankrupt and "Boston" was completed at the New York Navy Yard, which had little experience with steel-hulled ships.
As-built armament included two /30 caliber Mark 1 guns, six /30 caliber ... | 28,921 |
206779 | USS Boston (1884) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Boston%20(1884) | USS Boston (1884)
engineering plant included eight coal-fired cylindrical boilers producing steam and a horizontal compound engine producing driving one shaft. Like the other "ABCD" ships, "Boston" was built with a sail rig to increase cruising range, later removed. The ship carried up to 490 tons of coal, with a cruis... | 28,922 |
206779 | USS Boston (1884) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Boston%20(1884) | USS Boston (1884)
in 1917.
# Service history.
## Pre-Spanish–American War (Caribbean, Mediterranean, Hawaii).
"Boston", being the second cruiser of the New Navy completed, was not ready for active service until 1888. She then made a cruise to Guatemala and Haiti to protect American citizens. She joined the Squadron ... | 28,923 |
206779 | USS Boston (1884) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Boston%20(1884) | USS Boston (1884)
1893 (in which she provided a shore party in January 1893 that bolstered the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy), she remained on the West Coast until laid up at Mare Island Navy Yard on 4 November 1893.
## Spanish–American War.
Recommissioned on 15 November 1895, "Boston" joined the Asiatic Squadro... | 28,924 |
206779 | USS Boston (1884) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Boston%20(1884) | USS Boston (1884)
by the Empress Dowager Cixi. Following this, "Boston" remained in the Philippines assisting in their pacification until 8 June 1899.
Sometime during this overseas deployment, "Boston"s distinctive sail rig was removed. This is evidence by a photograph taken in 1899 of "Boston" in the Philippines with... | 28,925 |
206779 | USS Boston (1884) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Boston%20(1884) | USS Boston (1884)
independence; a key event in the creation of the Panama Canal. She then cruised in South America, Hawaii, and the US West Coast. From 16 to 25 June 1905, she helped represent the Navy at the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition at Portland, Oregon, and from 23 April – 10 May 1906 she helped care for ... | 28,926 |
206779 | USS Boston (1884) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Boston%20(1884) | USS Boston (1884)
April 1917, "Boston" was loaned to the United States Shipping Board from 24 May 1917 – June 1918. "Boston" was converted to a freighter by Seattle Construction & Drydock in 1917–1918. Her guns were most likely removed when she was laid up at Bremerton between September 1916 and March 1917. On 18 June ... | 28,927 |
206779 | USS Boston (1884) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Boston%20(1884) | USS Boston (1884)
The old ship was redesignated IX-2 on 17 February 1941.
"Despatch" was towed to sea and sunk off San Francisco on 7 April 1946.
# Legacy.
"Boston" was one of a very few U.S. Navy ships to have served in the Spanish–American War and both world wars. Her 60-year career was one of the longest in the h... | 28,928 |
206779 | USS Boston (1884) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Boston%20(1884) | USS Boston (1884)
to Hamlin Park, in Shoreline, Washington. However, county records do not indicate when the guns were placed in the park or why it was done. Of the two guns displayed at Hamlin Park, the easternmost gun bears a plaque which states that the gun fired the first shot of the Battle of Manila Bay.
# In pop... | 28,929 |
206779 | USS Boston (1884) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Boston%20(1884) | USS Boston (1884)
Defense Service Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
# Bibliography.
- Burr, Lawrence. "US Cruisers 1883–1904: The Birth of the Steel Navy." Oxford: Osprey, 2008.
- Rentfrow, James C. "Home Squadron: The U.S. Navy on the North Atlantic Station." Annapolis, Maryland: Naval ... | 28,930 |
206779 | USS Boston (1884) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS%20Boston%20(1884) | USS Boston (1884)
–1904: The Birth of the Steel Navy." Oxford: Osprey, 2008.
- Rentfrow, James C. "Home Squadron: The U.S. Navy on the North Atlantic Station." Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 2014.
- Spears, John Randolph. "A History of the United States Navy." New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1908.
- "The ... | 28,931 |
206813 | Aero Airlines | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aero%20Airlines | Aero Airlines
Aero Airlines
Aero Airlines was a regional airline based in Tallinn, Estonia. It operated services between three Finnish destinations as well as international flights to Tallinn. All of their flights were operated under Finnair's designation "AY". Its main bases were Helsinki-Vantaa and Tallinn-Lennart M... | 28,932 |
206813 | Aero Airlines | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aero%20Airlines | Aero Airlines
were quickly added: Stockholm and Königsberg, from where passengers took trains respectively to Göteborg (sometimes boarding other planes to Copenhagen, Oslo and London) and to Berlin, and passengers began to queue up at some periods — up to 48 per day in 1926 waiting for the four-seaters to fly them.
Af... | 28,933 |
206813 | Aero Airlines | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aero%20Airlines | Aero Airlines
in 2000 and started operations in March 2002 within the Baltic region. It was owned by Aero Holding (51%) and Finnair (49%), was the ownership was later transferred wholly to Finnair. Aero had 128 employees (at March 2007).
Aero scaled down its operations during 2007 and finally flew its last flight on 6... | 28,934 |
206813 | Aero Airlines | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aero%20Airlines | Aero Airlines
erations in March 2002 within the Baltic region. It was owned by Aero Holding (51%) and Finnair (49%), was the ownership was later transferred wholly to Finnair. Aero had 128 employees (at March 2007).
Aero scaled down its operations during 2007 and finally flew its last flight on 6 January 2008. All its... | 28,935 |
206821 | Contortion | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Contortion | Contortion
Contortion
Contortion (sometimes contortionism) is a performance art in which performers called contortionists showcase their skills of extreme physical flexibility. Contortion acts often accompany acrobatics, circus acts, street performers and other live performing arts. Contortion acts are typically perfo... | 28,936 |
206821 | Contortion | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Contortion | Contortion
the flexibility of performers including age, genetics, stature, and adherence to rigorous physical training routines. Most contortionists are generally categorized as "frontbenders" or "backbenders", depending on the direction in which their spine is most flexible. Relatively few performers are equally adept... | 28,937 |
206821 | Contortion | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Contortion | Contortion
or in a handstand. A Marinelli bend is a backbend while supported only by a grip at the top of a short post that is held in the mouth.
- Splits and oversplits (a split of more than 180 degrees) may be included in frontbending or backbending acts. An oversplit may be performed while the feet are supported by... | 28,938 |
206821 | Contortion | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Contortion | Contortion
the head and lies across the top of the shoulders; also referred to as bonebreaking.
# Risks.
A medical publication from 2008 suggests that long-term damage to the spine is common in long-term contortion practitioners. A study of five practitioners using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) by Peoples et al. d... | 28,939 |
206821 | Contortion | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Contortion | Contortion
dance in which one partner lifts and carries the other partner as she/he performs splits and other flexible poses.
- In a rag doll or golliwogg act, one or two assistants bend, shake and carry the contortionist in such a way as to create the illusion that the disguised performer is actually a limp, life-siz... | 28,940 |
206821 | Contortion | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Contortion | Contortion
instrument.
A contortionist may perform alone, may have one or two assistants, or up to four contortionists may perform together as a group.
In the past, contortionists were associated almost exclusively with circuses and fairs, but recently they have also found work performing in nightclubs, amusement par... | 28,941 |
206821 | Contortion | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Contortion | Contortion
original photos of contortion acts for a monthly fee, or sell videotapes of performances through the mail.
Some loose-jointed people are able to pop a joint out of its socket without pain, thereby making it difficult to determine if a joint is dislocated without medical examination such as an X-ray. However... | 28,942 |
206821 | Contortion | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Contortion | Contortion
- A Norwegian circus performer.
- Joseph Clark (died before 1697) - A famous British contortionist
- Christine Danton - An Australian contortionist who appeared once on "Australia's Got Talent".
- Sofie Dossi - A contortionist and YouTube star who appeared in season 11 of "America's Got Talent".
- Leilan... | 28,943 |
206821 | Contortion | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Contortion | Contortion
and can rotate his hands and legs 360 degrees.
- Doug Jones - An actor and creature performer.
- Irina Kazakova - A Russian contortionist and gymnast.
- Jaspreet Singh Kalra - An Indian contortionist who has been nicknamed the "Rubber Man".
- Leonid the Magnificent - A Russian contortionist who appeared ... | 28,944 |
206821 | Contortion | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Contortion | Contortion
were also singers, dancers, and acrobats.
- Daniel Browning Smith - A contortionist who has been nicknamed "Rubberboy". He owes his flexibility to his Ehlers–Danlos syndromes.
- Lilia Stepanova - A Moldovan contortionist who appeared in season 1 of "America's Got Talent".
- Major Zamora (1890s) - A dwafis... | 28,945 |
206821 | Contortion | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Contortion | Contortion
box or transparent container.
- Chest stand - Any backbending pose in which the performer's chest is resting on the floor for support.
- Dislocate - 1. [verb] To injure a joint by temporarily forcing the bone out of its normal socket. 2. [noun] In men's gymnastics, a rotating of the shoulders when performi... | 28,946 |
206821 | Contortion | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Contortion | Contortion
Any inverted pose in which the performer uses only the forearms on the floor for support.
- Frontbend - Any pose that features an unusual degree of frontward bending of the waist and/or spine, either with the legs together or parted.
- Front split (also called: stride split) - A split in which one leg is e... | 28,947 |
206821 | Contortion | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Contortion | Contortion
and knees.
- Headseat - An extreme backbend in which the top of the performer's head touches the buttocks; usually in a handstand or chest stand.
- Leg shouldering - A standing split in which the leg touches the shoulder. Can be done to the front, side, or rear.
- Marinelli bend - [from contortionist and ... | 28,948 |
206821 | Contortion | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Contortion | Contortion
hypersplit) - Any split in which the angle formed by the legs measures greater than 180 degrees. It can be done to the front with either or both legs elevated, or in a straddle split with one or both legs elevated.
- Passive stretching (also called: static-passive stretching; assisted relaxed stretching) - ... | 28,949 |
206821 | Contortion | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Contortion | Contortion
- To be bend forward at the waist with the legs and trunk kept straight.
- Pointe - In classical ballet, when a dancer uses special shoes (called pointe shoes or toe shoes) to dance en pointe (on their toes). The arch of the top of the foot is at its maximum when the dancer "pushes over", causing the heel o... | 28,950 |
206821 | Contortion | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Contortion | Contortion
Rag doll act (also called: golliwogg act) - Circus act in which a contortionist, dressed in a loose-fitting clown costume, gives the appearance of being a limp, life-sized doll, as one or two assistants bend, roll, carry and pose the "doll" and then stuff him/her into a small box.
- Rhythmic gymnastics (als... | 28,951 |
206821 | Contortion | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Contortion | Contortion
Rope act (also called: Spanish web) - Circus act in which an acrobat (usually female) performs exercises high above the floor while holding on to a long, vertically suspended rope, or hanging from a loop in the rope.
- Scale - In acrobatics, when the leg is raised toward the back and may be held with one ha... | 28,952 |
206821 | Contortion | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Contortion | Contortion
called: pancake) - A seated forward bend with the chest against the floor between the legs; the outstretched arms are also against the floor and underneath the knees.
- Triple fold - A chest stand (see: "chest stand") in which the knees come all the way over to touch the floor, and the shins lie flat on the... | 28,953 |
206821 | Contortion | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Contortion | Contortion
with the chest against the floor between the legs; the outstretched arms are also against the floor and underneath the knees.
- Triple fold - A chest stand (see: "chest stand") in which the knees come all the way over to touch the floor, and the shins lie flat on the floor.
- Twisting split - An exercise i... | 28,954 |
206797 | Operating environment | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Operating%20environment | Operating environment
Operating environment
In computer software, an operating environment or integrated applications environment is the environment in which users run application software. The environment consists of a user interface provided by an applications manager and usually an application programming interface... | 28,955 |
206797 | Operating environment | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Operating%20environment | Operating environment
Usually the user interface is text-based or graphical, rather than a command-line interface (e.g., DOS or the Unix shell), which is often the interface of the underlying operating system.
In the mid 1980s, text-based and graphical user interface operating environments surrounded DOS operating sys... | 28,956 |
206797 | Operating environment | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Operating%20environment | Operating environment
Microsoft Windows, Digital Research's GEM Desktop and Quarterdeck Office Systems's DESQview surrounded DOS operating systems with a shell that turned the user's display into a menu-oriented "desktop" for selecting and running PC applications. These programs were more than simple menu systems—as al... | 28,957 |
206797 | Operating environment | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Operating%20environment | Operating environment
such as Borland Sidekick redundant. Windows provided its own version of these utilities, and placing them under central control could eliminate memory conflicts that RAM-resident utilities create. In later versions, Windows evolved from an operating environment into a complete operating system wit... | 28,958 |
206797 | Operating environment | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Operating%20environment | Operating environment
RAM-resident utilities create. In later versions, Windows evolved from an operating environment into a complete operating system with DOS as a bootloader (Windows 9x) and a complete operating system, Windows NT, was developed at the same time. All versions since Windows 2000 have been based on the... | 28,959 |
206787 | Laval, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laval,%20Quebec | Laval, Quebec
Laval, Quebec
Laval (; ) is a Canadian city in southwestern Quebec, north of Montreal. It forms its own administrative region of Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the thirteenth largest city in Canada with a population of 422,993 i... | 28,960 |
206787 | Laval, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laval,%20Quebec | Laval, Quebec
division (CD) with geographical code 65. It also constitutes the judicial district of Laval.
# History.
The first European Settlers in Laval were Jesuits, who were granted a seigneury there in 1636. Agriculture first appeared in Laval in 1670. In 1675, François de Montmorency-Laval gained control of the... | 28,961 |
206787 | Laval, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laval,%20Quebec | Laval, Quebec
as the main community for the remainder of the century. With the dawn of the 20th century came urbanization. Laval-des-Rapides became Laval's first city in 1912, followed by L'Abord-à-Plouffe being granted village status three years later. Laval-sur-le-Lac was founded in the same year on its tourist-based... | 28,962 |
206787 | Laval, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laval,%20Quebec | Laval, Quebec
the Quebec government decided to amalgamate the whole island into a single city of Laval in 1965; however the passage of amalgamation bill was not without controversy. Laval was named after the first owner of Île Jésus, François de Montmorency-Laval, the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Quebec. At the time,... | 28,963 |
206787 | Laval, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laval,%20Quebec | Laval, Quebec
is bordered on the south by Montreal across the Rivière des Prairies, on the north by Les Moulins Regional County Municipality and by Thérèse-De Blainville Regional County Municipality and on the west by Deux-Montagnes Regional County Municipality across the Rivière des Mille Îles.
# Demographics.
Accor... | 28,964 |
206787 | Laval, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laval,%20Quebec | Laval, Quebec
found that French was the only mother tongue of 60.8% of the population, and was spoken most often at home by 65.2% of residents. The next most common mother tongues were English (7.0%), Arabic (5.6%), Italian (4.2%), Greek (3.5%), Spanish (2.9%), Armenian (1.7%), Creoles (1.6%), Romanian (1.3%) and Portu... | 28,965 |
206787 | Laval, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laval,%20Quebec | Laval, Quebec
down after just seven months in office after facing allegations of being implicated in a prostitution investigation; he was succeeded by city councillor Martine Beaugrand until the city's current mayor, Marc Demers, was elected in the 2013 municipal election.
Past mayors have been:
- Jean-Noël Lavoie (f... | 28,966 |
206787 | Laval, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laval,%20Quebec | Laval, Quebec
Gagné, a former head of the Sûreté du Québec, will serve as the city's head trustee, with responsibility for reviewing and approving or rejecting all decisions made by city council. Municipal Affairs Minister Sylvain Gaudreault said that Laval's Mayor Alexandre Duplessis and his council will continue to s... | 28,967 |
206787 | Laval, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laval,%20Quebec | Laval, Quebec
meaning :
- Dark red represents usually the affluence and represents here the great economic potential of Laval.
- Blue symbolizes the quality of life and the installation of a human city.
The "L" of Laval is made of cubes that represent the development of Laval.
The letters of the Laval signature are... | 28,968 |
206787 | Laval, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laval,%20Quebec | Laval, Quebec
and the federalist parties (various parties federally and the Quebec Liberal Party provincially). The only exception is Chomedey in the south, which voted overwhelmingly to not separate in the 1995 Quebec referendum.
The other parts of Laval have drifted to the provincial Liberals in recent years. While ... | 28,969 |
206787 | Laval, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laval,%20Quebec | Laval, Quebec
industrial and retail sectors. It has many pharmaceutical laboratories but also stone quarries and a persistent agricultural sector. Long seen as a bedroom community, Laval has diversified its economy, especially in the retail sector, developing numerous shopping malls, warehouses and various retail store... | 28,970 |
206787 | Laval, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laval,%20Quebec | Laval, Quebec
second, the Autoroute 25 Industrial Park is at the crossroads of the metropolitan road network. Inaugurated in 2001, this new industrial municipal space has been a tremendous success, boasting an 80% occupancy rate. Laval is studying the possibility of expanding this park in the next few years.
The third... | 28,971 |
206787 | Laval, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laval,%20Quebec | Laval, Quebec
industrial park, the Laval Science and High Technology Park is located along Rivière des Prairies and Autoroute 15. It is an internationally renowned science campus that houses the Biotech City and the Information Technology Development Centre (ITDC). The Laval Science and High Technology Park is a beacon... | 28,972 |
206787 | Laval, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laval,%20Quebec | Laval, Quebec
has the objective to promote the economic growth of Laval by attracting and supporting new business and investments located in its 5 territory poles: Biopole, e-Pol, Agropole, industrial pole and Leisure/tourism.
Alimentation Couche-Tard has its headquarters in Laval.
# Sport.
Laval was the host-city o... | 28,973 |
206787 | Laval, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laval,%20Quebec | Laval, Quebec
Roads.
- Highways
- A-13 (Chomedey Highway) – Montreal to Boisbriand
- A-15 (Laurentian Highway) – New York state to Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts
- A-19 (Papineau Highway) – Montreal to Boulevard Dagenais, continues as Route 335 to Bois-des-Filion and beyond
- A-25 – Boucherville to Saint-Esprit via Montr... | 28,974 |
206787 | Laval, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laval,%20Quebec | Laval, Quebec
to the Souvenir Boulevard overpass over Highway 15, the southern section collapsed onto the highway, causing the death of one person.
- De la Concorde Overpass collapse: On 30 September 2006, the De la Concorde overpass over Autoroute 19 suddenly collapsed killing five people.
## Public transit.
- Mont... | 28,975 |
206787 | Laval, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laval,%20Quebec | Laval, Quebec
first promised in the 1960s. Former mayor, Gilles Vaillancourt, announced his wish to loop the Orange line from Montmorency to Côte-Vertu stations with the addition of six new stations (three in Laval and another three in Montreal). He proposed that Transports Quebec, the provincial transport department, ... | 28,976 |
206787 | Laval, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laval,%20Quebec | Laval, Quebec
Deux-Montagnes line, there are two stops in Laval, Île-Bigras and Sainte-Dorothée. On the Saint-Jérôme line there are three stations in Laval, De la Concorde, Vimont and Sainte-Rose.
- Buses
The Société de transport de Laval (STL) provides local bus service in Laval. The STL's network consists of 35 reg... | 28,977 |
206787 | Laval, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laval,%20Quebec | Laval, Quebec
only, continues onto the Pont Viau bridge into Montreal until the Terminus Laval at the Henri-Bourassa Metro station). Most buses that use the reserved lane end their journey at the Cartier Metro station. The AMT and the City of Laval have developed reserved bus and taxi lanes on Notre-Dame Boulevard betw... | 28,978 |
206787 | Laval, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laval,%20Quebec | Laval, Quebec
centres, colleges and universities, including:
The city has two separate school boards serving Laval: the "Commission scolaire de Laval" for French-speaking students and the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board for English-speaking students. There is one community English-language high school in the city: La... | 28,979 |
206787 | Laval, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laval,%20Quebec | Laval, Quebec
is served by media from Montreal, however it does have some of its own regional media outlets.
Laval has two radio stations on its territory: CJLV 1570 AM ""Radio Mieux-être"" (formerly "CFAV") and CFGL 105.7 FM ""Rythme FM"".
Additionally, there are three major newspapers in Laval. The bi-weekly Englis... | 28,980 |
206787 | Laval, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laval,%20Quebec | Laval, Quebec
since 1986
- Nice, France, since 2000
- Grenoble, France, since 2001
- Mudanjiang, China, since 2001
- Padua, Italy, since 2011
It also shares several economic and cultural cooperation agreements with cities such as Markham, Ontario; Ribeira Grande, The Azores; Klagenfurt, Austria; Heidelberg, German... | 28,981 |
206787 | Laval, Quebec | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laval,%20Quebec | Laval, Quebec
with cities such as Markham, Ontario; Ribeira Grande, The Azores; Klagenfurt, Austria; Heidelberg, Germany; San Salvador, El Salvador; Manila, Philippines; and Pedro Aguirre Cerda, Chile.
# See also.
- List of people from Laval, Quebec
- List of Quebec regions
- List of crossings of the Rivière des Mi... | 28,982 |
624 | Alaska | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alaska | Alaska
Alaska
Alaska (; ; ; Alutiiq: "Alas'kaaq;" Tlingit: "Anáaski;" ) is a U.S. state in the northwest extremity of the United States West Coast, just across the Bering Strait from Asia. The Canadian province of British Columbia and territory of Yukon border the state to the east and southeast. Its most extreme west... | 28,983 |
624 | Alaska | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alaska | Alaska
least populous and the most sparsely populated of the 50 United States; nevertheless, it is by far the most populous territory located mostly north of the 60th parallel in North America: its population—estimated at 738,432 by the United States Census Bureau in 2015— is more than quadruple the combined population... | 28,984 |
624 | Alaska | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alaska | Alaska
Alaska from the Russian Empire on March 30, 1867, for 7.2 million U.S. dollars at approximately two cents per acre ($4.74/km). The area went through several administrative changes before becoming organized as a territory on May 11, 1912. It was admitted as the 49th state of the U.S. on January 3, 1959.
# Etymol... | 28,985 |
624 | Alaska | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alaska | Alaska
easterly longitude in the United States because the Aleutian Islands extend into the Eastern Hemisphere. Alaska is the only non-contiguous U.S. state on continental North America; about of British Columbia (Canada) separates Alaska from Washington. It is technically part of the continental U.S., but is sometimes... | 28,986 |
624 | Alaska | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alaska | Alaska
to the south and southwest, the Bering Sea, Bering Strait, and Chukchi Sea to the west and the Arctic Ocean to the north. Alaska's territorial waters touch Russia's territorial waters in the Bering Strait, as the Russian Big Diomede Island and Alaskan Little Diomede Island are only apart. Alaska has a longer coa... | 28,987 |
624 | Alaska | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alaska | Alaska
combined area of the 22 smallest U.S. states.
## Regions.
There are no officially defined borders demarcating the various regions of Alaska, but there are six widely accepted regions:
### South Central.
The most populous region of Alaska, containing Anchorage, the Matanuska-Susitna Valley and the Kenai Penin... | 28,988 |
624 | Alaska | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alaska | Alaska
where most of the initial non-indigenous settlement occurred in the years following the Alaska Purchase. The region is dominated by the Alexander Archipelago as well as the Tongass National Forest, the largest national forest in the United States. It contains the state capital Juneau, the former capital Sitka, a... | 28,989 |
624 | Alaska | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alaska | Alaska
Fairbanks is the only large city in the region. Denali National Park and Preserve is located here. "Denali" is the highest mountain in North America.
### Southwest.
Southwest Alaska is a sparsely inhabited region stretching some inland from the Bering Sea. Most of the population lives along the coast. Kodiak I... | 28,990 |
624 | Alaska | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alaska | Alaska
of crude oil, and contains both the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska and the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field. The city of Utqiagvik, formerly known as Barrow, is the northernmost city in the United States and is located here. The Northwest Arctic area, anchored by Kotzebue and also containing the Kobuk River valley, is o... | 28,991 |
624 | Alaska | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alaska | Alaska
west of 180° to keep the whole state, and thus the entire North American continent, within the same legal day. Two of the islands, Attu and Kiska, were occupied by Japanese forces during World War II.
## Natural features.
With its myriad islands, Alaska has nearly of tidal shoreline. The Aleutian Islands chain... | 28,992 |
624 | Alaska | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alaska | Alaska
extends to Mount Spurr, west of Anchorage on the mainland. Geologists have identified Alaska as part of Wrangellia, a large region consisting of multiple states and Canadian provinces in the Pacific Northwest, which is actively undergoing continent building.
One of the world's largest tides occurs in Turnagain ... | 28,993 |
624 | Alaska | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alaska | Alaska
United States Bureau of Land Management, approximately 65% of Alaska is owned and managed by the U.S. federal government as public lands, including a multitude of national forests, national parks, and national wildlife refuges. Of these, the Bureau of Land Management manages , or 23.8% of the state. The Arctic N... | 28,994 |
624 | Alaska | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alaska | Alaska
portions are set aside for rural subdivisions and other homesteading-related opportunities. These are not very popular due to the often remote and roadless locations. The University of Alaska, as a land grant university, also owns substantial acreage which it manages independently.
Another are owned by 12 regio... | 28,995 |
624 | Alaska | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alaska | Alaska
before they could take effect. Effectively, the corporations hold title (including subsurface title in many cases, a privilege denied to individual Alaskans) but cannot sell the land. Individual Native allotments can be and are sold on the open market, however.
Various private interests own the remaining land, ... | 28,996 |
624 | Alaska | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alaska | Alaska
parts. On an annual basis, Southeast is both the wettest and warmest part of Alaska with milder temperatures in the winter and high precipitation throughout the year. Juneau averages over of precipitation a year, and Ketchikan averages over . This is also the only region in Alaska in which the average daytime hi... | 28,997 |
624 | Alaska | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alaska | Alaska
in the south central which receive far more snow. It is a subarctic climate () due to its brief, cool summers.
The climate of Western Alaska is determined in large part by the Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska. It is a subarctic oceanic climate in the southwest and a continental subarctic climate farther north.... | 28,998 |
624 | Alaska | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alaska | Alaska
locations between Dillingham and Bethel average around of precipitation.
The climate of the interior of Alaska is subarctic. Some of the highest and lowest temperatures in Alaska occur around the area near Fairbanks. The summers may have temperatures reaching into the 90s °F (the low-to-mid 30s °C), while in th... | 28,999 |
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